Top 10 Incredible Non-Edible Uses for Rice

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

Rice is essential in our pantry, and we use a lot of it. In fact, when there are impending natural disasters (hurricanes, tsunamis, or flooding) people hurry to grocery stores to buy water, toilet paper, and large bags of rice. When you have plenty of rice and need to use it up before it goes bad, you eventually start looking at alternative uses for it. Here are 10 incredible non-edible uses for rice that you may have never heard of. Read on through the slides and do it the rice way.

Top 10 Incredible Non-Edible Uses for Rice

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#1 – Rice Saves Wet Electronics

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Accidentally got your phone wet? Do not panic! Uncooked rice can save the day. In fact, drying electronics using rice is a great way to dry electronics and prevent that mini heart attack you get when you know that your phone’s life is over. How to do it?

First, remove the battery and put all of the wet pieces into a bowl of uncooked rice, while submerging them completely. Leave it overnight (and stop worrying about it). This way, the rice will absorb moisture that can damage your electronic device. Keep in mind that you should never tackle your wet device with a hair dryer, no matter how tempting it may seem. The heat can melt metal components in your device, causing more damage than the water!

#2 – Use Rice to Separate Salt

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People who live in a very humid climate would relate perfectly to the annoying problem of sticky salt. Salt particles need to stay separated for easy-use. If stuck together, you’ll find yourself in a crazy battle against the shaker. We all want to salt our food quickly and easily after all. To solve this problem, you have two choices here, either buying a moisture-proof salt shaker model or going the cheap route and simply add some rice to your shaker. It works wonders.

#3 – Ripen Fruit Fast with Rice

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Fruits like figs, peaches, melons, and blueberries will get more colorful, juicier, and softer as they ripen, but they won’t get sweeter. On the other hand, other fruits such as kiwis, mangoes, and pears will get softer and sweeter as they ripen. And then there are avocados!